“It’s
obvious that Premier MacLauchlan doesn’t want to deal with the eGaming scandal
and has put the muzzle on the Speaker. That’s not right. Islanders want answers
from the MacLauchlan government not more coverups,” said
Fox.

Earlier
this week Fox wrote Speaker Buck Watts on behalf of the Opposition PC Caucus
requesting that Watts recall the Legislature to deal with the scathing Auditor
General’s Report on the eGaming scandal. Among the many financial
and ethical abuses
highlighted in the report were:

*Secret
loans involving millions of tax dollars that were hidden from public
oversight;

*A
lack of cooperation with the Auditor General’s Office by several government
departments during the audit, including departments led by Premier
MacLauchlan

Watts
wrote Fox today to reject the request to call the Legislature back
early.

“The
Premier can’t run and hide on this forever. He has to take ownership for the
actions taken by his government and Islanders are demanding that the Premier put
protecting the public interest before protecting the interest of the Liberal
party,” said Fox.